Senate Bill S5668A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that registration lists and title information made available to contracting parties may not be used for various purposes without the registrant's consent

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5668 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2509
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A517
2011-2012: A172
2013-2014: A1145
2017-2018: A111
2019-2020: A11
2021-2022: A1205

2015-S5668 - Summary

Provides that registration lists and title information made available to contracting parties by the department of motor vehicles may not be used for purposes other than (i) issuance of manufacturer's warranty, safety recall or similar notices, or (ii) statistical compilations without the registrant's express consent.

2015-S5668 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5668 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5668

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to consent  for
  the use of registration lists and title information

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 202 of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) The commissioner shall notify each  vehicle  registrant  that  the
registration  information specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision
has been or will be furnished to the contracting party.  The commission-
er shall inform each vehicle registrant when such registrant first makes
application for a vehicle registration or when such  registrant  applies
to  renew  an existing vehicle registration how to [achieve the deletion
of] PROVIDE EXPRESS CONSENT FOR such information [from] IN the contract-
ing party's file TO BE USED FOR PURPOSES  OTHER  THAN  THOSE  LISTED  IN
SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.  The contract between the
commissioner and the contracting party shall  provide  that,  [upon  the
request  of  the  registrant] UNLESS THE VEHICLE REGISTRANT HAS PROVIDED
EXPRESS CONSENT AS INDICATED IN A SEPARATE WRITTEN  AUTHORIZATION,  made
in  such  manner  and in such form as shall be prescribed by the commis-
sioner,  such  registration  information  shall  be  deleted  from   the
contracting  party's  file  for  all purposes, except:   (i) issuance of
manufacturer's warranty, safety  recall  or  similar  notices,  or  (ii)
statistical [complications] COMPILATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it  shall  have  become  a  law; provided that the commissioner of motor
vehicles is authorized to promulgate any and all rules  and  regulations
and  take  any  other  measures  necessary  to implement this act on its
effective date on or before such date; and  provided  further  that  the
provisions  of  this act shall apply to contracts entered into, altered,
modified, extended, or renewed on or after such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2509
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A517
2011-2012: A172
2013-2014: A1145
2017-2018: A111
2019-2020: A11
2021-2022: A1205

2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that registration lists and title information made available to contracting parties by the department of motor vehicles may not be used for purposes other than (i) issuance of manufacturer's warranty, safety recall or similar notices, or (ii) statistical compilations without the registrant's express consent.

2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5668--A
    Cal. No. 1835

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, AMEDORE, FUNKE, HANNON, RITCHIE, ROBACH --
  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee  on  Transportation  --  reported  favorably  from  said
  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on Finance -- committee
  discharged and said bill  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --
  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to consent  for
  the use of registration lists and title information

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 202 of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) The commissioner shall notify each  vehicle  registrant  that  the
registration  information specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision
[has been or] will be furnished to the contracting party.   The  commis-
sioner  shall  inform each vehicle registrant when such registrant first
makes application for a vehicle registration  or  when  such  registrant
applies  to  renew  an existing vehicle registration how to [achieve the
deletion of] PROVIDE EXPRESS AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT  FOR  such  information
[from  the  contracting  party's file] TO BE SHARED WITH THE CONTRACTING
PARTY WHEN SUCH INFORMATION IS TO BE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN  THOSE
LISTED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.  The contract
between the commissioner and the contracting party shall  provide  that,
[upon  the  request of the registrant] UNLESS THE VEHICLE REGISTRANT HAS
PROVIDED EXPRESS AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT AS INDICATED IN A SEPARATE  WRITTEN
AUTHORIZATION,  made  in  such  manner  and  in  such  form  as shall be
prescribed by the commissioner, such registration information shall  NOT
BE  SHARED  WITH  THE  CONTRACTING  PARTY  OR  SHALL be deleted from the
contracting party's file for all purposes,  except:    (i)  issuance  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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